Weather forecast
It will be mainly dry on Monday with sunny periods. It will gradually become milder through the day as moderate to fresh southerly winds develop. Highest temperatures of 6°C to 9°C. Rain will arrive on west coasts during the evening. See the weather for the rest of the week here.
In the news today
Will you be using your vacuum pump soon? Machinery correspondent Darren Bailey has some tips on how to keep it operating efficiently. In Brexit news, Phelim O'Neill reports from Brussels on what a hard UK exit from the EU really means for Irish agriculture and farmers. Meanwhile, Eoin Lowry looks at just how dependent the US dairy industry is on immigrant labour.It was all about women in agriculture this weekend, as we clocked the reaction to our coverage of the most recent Liveline discussion on women in farming. Deputy news editor Caitriona Murphy outlined her reaction to the by now infamous comments of a caller named John. But our poll showed that there is hope when it comes to changing mindsets around women in agriculture.Manorhamilton Mart was in front of Manorhamilton district court last Thursday on charges related to trading without a licence.And Mayo has the largest allocation of new Rural Social Scheme places as announced by Social Protection Minister Leo Varadkar. Coming up today on www.farmersjournal.ie
We report on a case of a man getting jail for “IRA threats” against cattle dealerMonday dairy management from Aidan BrennanWhat's on today
Dept of Ag information meeting on sheep welfare schemeTeagasc Louth spring seminarLouth IFA county executive meetingTo find out more about these events and to see what is coming up, visit our agri-events calendar.
Weather forecast
It will be mainly dry on Monday with sunny periods. It will gradually become milder through the day as moderate to fresh southerly winds develop. Highest temperatures of 6°C to 9°C. Rain will arrive on west coasts during the evening. See the weather for the rest of the week here.
In the news today
Will you be using your vacuum pump soon? Machinery correspondent Darren Bailey has some tips on how to keep it operating efficiently. In Brexit news, Phelim O'Neill reports from Brussels on what a hard UK exit from the EU really means for Irish agriculture and farmers. Meanwhile, Eoin Lowry looks at just how dependent the US dairy industry is on immigrant labour.It was all about women in agriculture this weekend, as we clocked the reaction to our coverage of the most recent Liveline discussion on women in farming. Deputy news editor Caitriona Murphy outlined her reaction to the by now infamous comments of a caller named John. But our poll showed that there is hope when it comes to changing mindsets around women in agriculture.Manorhamilton Mart was in front of Manorhamilton district court last Thursday on charges related to trading without a licence.And Mayo has the largest allocation of new Rural Social Scheme places as announced by Social Protection Minister Leo Varadkar. Coming up today on www.farmersjournal.ie
We report on a case of a man getting jail for “IRA threats” against cattle dealerMonday dairy management from Aidan BrennanWhat's on today
Dept of Ag information meeting on sheep welfare schemeTeagasc Louth spring seminarLouth IFA county executive meetingTo find out more about these events and to see what is coming up, visit our agri-events calendar.
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